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Ok, so here I am approaching my 31st birthday, biting the bullet and buying my first piano (I am so excited I cannot even put it into words. I have always dreamed of learning the piano)I am also very new to my town and basically know no one. Can any of you give me an idea of where to begin looking for a piano teacher? What should I look for in a teacher? Any advice would be most welcome!

Sure, Jen, you can call me Mark. The only thing is, there are about 500 Marks here. In this instance, though, through my awesome power of deduction, I figured you were talking to me. In other instances, you can use my stage name, Markb. markb will suffice, too. Just avoid Marcb or marcb.

Now that we got *that* out of the way, you can also try www.musicstaff.com for teachers in your area, wherever that may be.

Since Mark can call you Jen, I figured I could, too. As a new piano player you have come to the right place. You will find many helpful folks hanging around here, mostly in the same boat as you (except for the new piano part, some of us are still in the dreaming stages).

Sorry, Jen, Jerry's about to hijack your thread with his "private note" to me. Notice how private it is.

Jerry, I offered you an olive branch, but apparently you just turned it into olive oil. Now, tk will have her voyeuristic jollies satisfied if we regress into another conflict. The choice is up to you.:edit:

If you're in a non-metro area like me unfortunately the teacher the website might not help much.

If you don't have any luck with the site Markb gave you try some of the area churches. Some of those guys and gals are pretty incredible! Both my past and present teachers are church pianist/organists and terrific ladies.

Crikkit,That site definitely would have helped me if I still lived in Katy, TX! (not so far from where you are) Thanks for the information! I will definitely ask at some local music stores- great idea! Jen